part of the deal made with congress in exchange for raising the debt ceiling. then to find $1.2 trillion over 10 years. nondefense agencies will have to tighten spending by 9%. defense spending will take 13% hit for this fiscal year. some say the affects of the cuts are being exaggerated and some republicans have split opinions. >> there are many ways to do this but the president promised it wouldn't happen. he's the commander-in-chief. and on his watch, we're going to begin to unravel the finest military in the history of the world. >> the pentagon needs a thorough overhaul. i'm a hawk but i'm a cheap hawk. f 35 overrun problem, it is obscene and disgrace full and people will be demanding we fix the system. >> some federal watchers are saying the government agencies are putting out these outrageous cuts, these outrageous worst case scenarios to put public pressure on congress to come up with some sort of a deal. they do say the total amount of the budget cuts only amount to 3% of the federal budget. there's a subtext going on here. think maybe we should let se